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WDS480G2G0C-00AJM0 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 179% (123rd of 1072)

Based on 5,487 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDS480G2G0C-00AJM0
Poor: 108%Average: 179% Great: 226%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC WDS480G2G0C-00AJM0 480GB averaged 78.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS480G2G0C-00AJM0 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 797MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 999MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS480G2G0C-00AJM0 480GB is 118%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS480G2G0C-00AJM0 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 293MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,487 samples)
Rank 123179%
Min Avg Max
716 Read 1,360 1,537
665 Write 1,451 1,722
550 Mixed 1,156 1,352
240 SusWrite 293 325
239% 1,065 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.7 4K Read 42 51.7
47.6 4K Write 139 238
32.6 4K Mixed 60.4 79.4
214% 80.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
390 DQ Read 999 1,217
186 DQ Write 808 1,358
268 DQ Mixed 797 947
626% 868 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
329GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 231050WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 622 240 239 238 238 237 MB/s
219% Outstanding
Read 1,506
Write 1,696
Mixed 1,333
SusWrite 302
271% 1,209 MB/s
4K Read 49.8
4K Write 212
4K Mixed 75.6
285% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,211
DQ Write 1,165
DQ Mixed 930
769% 1,102 MB/s
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 231050WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 644 241 239 244 244 244 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1,507
Write 1,682
Mixed 1,346
SusWrite 309
272% 1211 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 66.5
231% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1122
DQ Write 860
DQ Mixed 933
714% 972 MB/s
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 231050WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 519 235 243 242 237 241 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 1,527
Write 1,748
Mixed 655
SusWrite 286
235% 1,054 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 52.3
190% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 948
DQ Write 554
DQ Mixed 410
397% 637 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 231050WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 235 237 238 238 217 MB/s
149% Outstanding
Read 1,480
Write 1,326
Mixed 1,140
SusWrite 299
237% 1,061 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 61.5
212% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 56.6
60% 97.7 MB/s
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Typical WDS480G2G0C-00AJM0 480GB Builds (Compare 5,943 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 44%
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation 40%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H510M-E

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples1,118x
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples915x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples635x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples527x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples476x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples473x
SSD
WDS480G2G0C-00AJM0 480GBWDCBench 179%, 5,487 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples221x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples192x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples160x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $254

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